#87AAEB#87AAEB
#87AAEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.102 H 262.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87AAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 170, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 43%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 27.7%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.40, 4.59, -36.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.40, 36.64, 277.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.75% -0.0136 -0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.75% 0.102 262.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3570, 39.8963, 84.2081) |
| Luminance | 0.3990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.34
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.06
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.67
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.83
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.76
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87AAEB #EBC887
analogous
#87DCEB #87AAEB #9687EB
triadic
#87AAEB #EB87AA #AAEB87
tetradic
#87AAEB #EB87DC #EBC887 #87EB96
square
#87AAEB #EB87DC #EBC887 #87EB96
split-complementary
#87AAEB #EB9687 #DCEB87
monochromatic
#2361D4 #5385E2 #87AAEB #BBCFF4 #E5ECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#87AAEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#87AAEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87AAEB
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87AAEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87AAEB | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93AFEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A5EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#63B8C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87aaeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 170, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.102 262.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec3f1',
500: '#87aaeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87aaeb; $custom-light: #aec3f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87aaeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 170,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7375,
"c": 0.10239,
"h": 262.4
},
"luminance": 0.39899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87AAEB
secondary
#F2E9D9
accent
#9012D3
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F5F7FD
border
#CFD0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185